and heads-up opponent Mans Montgomery looked him up with 
. A
board fell in favor of Montgomery, whose A-J held up to secure him a spot in Round 2.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 25 - $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
256
Level
63
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 256
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and heads-up opponent Mans Montgomery looked him up with . A
board fell in favor of Montgomery, whose A-J held up to secure him a spot in Round 2.
John Patgorski def. Robert Fellner
George Adams def. Lee Markholt
Victor Ramdin def. Michael McKenna
Johannes Strassmann def. Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy
Alioscia Oliva def. Scott Clements
Guillaume de la Gorce def. Jason Paster
James Guinther def. Barny Boatman
Markus Lehmann def. Keith Block
Eric Kesselman def. Aleksandr Bolotin
Mark Fratter def. Rick Rahim
Helgevold
Ferguson
The board ran out
and Ferguson's aces held, advancing him to the second round.
Mizzi
Tran
The flop was
, pairing Tran's king. The turn was the , the river was the 
and Tran advanced to Round 2.
Rodeen Talebi def. CardRunners pro Eric Liu
Sirious Jamshidi def. Steven Weusten
David Podgurski def. Guillaume Patry
, Ryan Young checked, David Benymaine bet 1,200, Young raised to 4,000, Benyamine moved all in for 13,000 and Young called. Benyamine
Young
Young had flopped two pair with "The Hammer" while Benyamine held a flush draw. The turn, though, was the
, the river was the 
and Benyamine could not improve. He was eliminated and Young advanced to Round 2.
The money got into the middle on a flop of
; Potter's with and Lacay's with .The
fell on the turn giving Lacay an ace-high flush, further strengthening his grip on the hand, though Potter was not dead, as he could still spike the 
for a straight flush. The river was an inconsequential
and Lacay scooped the pot, sending him through to Round 2.
Patryk Hildebranski def. Matthew Bucaric
Dario Minieri def. Steve Sarrafzadeh
Antonio Esfandiari def. Marco Traniello
David Singer def. Erik Cajelais
Jennifer Tilly def. Andrew Borrock
Layne Flack def. Herbert Gelman
Keith Hawkins def. Jason Glass
Brian Roberts checked, Taylor Caby bet 3,000, Roberts moved all in and Caby called. Caby
Roberts
The turn was a
, filling Roberts' straight. The river was a and Caby hit the rail while Roberts advanced to the second round.
